Chin's Case

On January 15, 1963, the employee, twenty-six years old, fell from the twenty-first to the tenth floor of the Prudential building, then under construction, and suffered multiple injuries from which he died several hours later. Under G. L. c. 152, § 36A (as amended through St. 1951, c. 494), the claimant widow sought specific compensation provided by § 36 (as amended through St. 1962, c. 471, § 1), for total loss of function of both arms and both legs, total loss of vision, hearing and smell, other losses of bodily functions, and disfigurement. The insurer appeals from a final decree awarding…